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The Den · Joined: 26 Jan 2003

It is in between onchan chang and PNU. at least it used to be. It is right on the corner of 2 big roads. One of the roads runs parallel to the subway and the other goes up Kumjong san. I think I have a picture of it somewhere.

julian_w · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: Road bikes & parts

The biggest grouping of high quality (foreign) bike stores you'll find in Busan are around Sajik Park football stadium. No, I don't mean the el cheapo hire-a-bike stores; there are at least four really high quality places in the streets around the east side of the stadium, all within a couple of blocks of each other.

There are about three or four more good shops around the Haeundae area, but they're all pretty well spread out and can be tricky to find unless you know where to look for them, and I have no idea how to describe their locations either.

allarise · Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Location: Texas

Can anyone in Bundang recommend a good bike shop in the Area? Also, how are the Seoul subways in terms of accommodating for bikes?

talltony4 · Joined: 09 Aug 2004

dunno about bike shops in Bundang, but subways are a mixed bag. Technically bikes are not allowed on the subway, but in practice the subway workers tend to turn a blind eye unless it's really busy.

My friends have been told they are not allowed to bring their bike on, so they pled ignorance and they were allowed on "just this once".

I've never been denied myself, but I use line 4, and I travel before 8 in the morning. Perhaps stay away from the busy lines, and outside of rush hours, and just play the foreigner card if anyone bothers you.

Look out for the wheelchair carriages, they have space where you can put a bike, and either end of the train is alright too, because you can put your bike against the wall.

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

While we're talking about bike shops.

Has anyone seen any decent scooters/kickboards/kickbikes (whatever you choose to call them) in Seoul? I've tried finding them online and enlisting a Korean's help but had zero luck.

I've completely wrecked the last couple Chinese cheapies I owned.

Preferably something by Diggler (http://www.digglerstore.com/) or Sidewalker (http://www.sidewalkerscooters.com/).

poet13 · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject:

I would say wait until you go back to the US or Canada (if your'e from there) and just buy a high end used frame. Bring that back here and build on to that. Tomorrow I think I'm going to put abotu 500$ new gear system chain and sprockets onto my cannondale. My frame will be good for years more until I decide to make a major upgrade (not likely without a very positive change in fortune).